[alive-or-not]

$0 on BizSpark, DreamSpark, etc.

[j_s]

BizSpark does (for up to 3 years); DreamSpark does not include the Ultimate edition of Visual Studio.

https://www.dreamspark.com/student/software-catalog.aspx

[socillion]

You definitely can get VS Ultimate through DreamSpark, but only through DreamSpark Premium (fee paid by school.)

http://i.imgur.com/9aHcIOx.png

https://www.dreamspark.com/Institution/Subscription.aspx

[alive-or-not]

Or you can join IEEE for $13.50: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/join/join... . Just make sure to NOT give them a real email address, these guys are sending more spam than Nigeria.

[reeses]

But we really do think you would benefit from joining the Optical Transportation Switching Society for only an additional $10 per year.

[j_s]

Nice find, thanks!